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# okay

«okay» in Mova's school dictionary: **all right, fine, not hurt or not upset: are you okay?** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (okay, also OK); adverb (okay); exclamation (Okay!); verb (okay, okays, okayed — to approve, informal)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Okay means all right, fine, not hurt or not upset: are you okay? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#m1)

2) Okay means acceptable, allowed: is it okay if I go? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#m2)

3) Okay means quite good but not very good: the film was okay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#m3)

4) «Okay!» means yes, I agree. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#m4)

5) Okay is used to start or change a topic: okay, let's begin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#m5)

### sense in the lessons

In everyday life and safety lessons «Are you okay?» is the first question to someone who fell or looks upset; if they are not okay, get an adult. In lessons about feelings: it's okay to feel sad, angry or scared, and it's okay to say no. In stories «okay» sounds informal and modern. Phrases: it's okay, are you okay, okay with, that's okay, OK sign.

### examples

- Are you okay? That was a big fall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x1)
- Is it okay if I borrow your pencil? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x2)
- It's okay to cry when you're sad. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x3)
- Okay, everyone, please sit down. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x4)
- The food was okay, but not amazing. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x5)
- «Can we go to the park?» «Okay!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x6)
- I'm okay now, thanks. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x7)
- Is it okay with your parents if you stay for tea? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/#x8)

### note

Spelled «okay» or «OK» (both correct; «ok» in small letters is informal). Very informal in formal writing; in a letter or test answer use «all right», «acceptable» or «fine». The verb forms are okayed/OK'd. «It's okay» does not mean you must agree with something that feels wrong.

### In the corpora

- [Asking «Are you okay?» is a simple and kind way to check how someone feels.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/14-faces-and-voices/16/)
- [When someone apologises, you say "That's okay" or "Thank you for saying sorry" and try to forgive.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/126-goodbye-thanks-and-sorry/14/)
- [«Just joking» does not make a hurtful remark okay; you can say «That wasn't funny to me».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/11/)
- [If a friend slips and gets hurt, first check that they are okay.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/15/)
- [Not every joke lands, and that is okay; humour depends on the moment and the people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/203-jokes-and-teasing/23/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «okay» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/okay/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.